State to create a new office dedicated to negotiating information
sharing treaties with nations and information sharing agreements with
organizations.4 billion for the
comparable period in 2003., and the
comparative difficulty of shutting down capture sites abroad.

"Once again, the VeriSign ISIB has revealed striking Internet trends
- - namely that usage and e-commerce continue to grow dramatically in spite of
security threats, reflecting the confidence merchants and consumers have when
appropriate security protections are taken," said Judy Lin, executive vice
president and general manager, VeriSign Security Services.html .

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com of 13 June 2005, is entitled
"Officials: Real intelligence reform could take 10 years." Mr. He
will fail on his present course, surrounded by his present old-think nay-
sayers.

Both humans and worms continue to scan for systems which are un-patched
against common exploits, contributing a large percentage of all security
events.

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This release contains highlights only. The full commentary is at
http://www.net. Steele comments: "The DNI is surrounded by button-down bureaucrats who
do not have slightest idea how to achieve revolutionary intelligence reform in
quick time .

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"6. We are wasting time, and this is
unacceptable. It is possible that hackers use proxies or break into ISP
infrastructure in other countries to hide their true origin .

This category is on artificial intelligence projects that use Internet sites to gather large amounts of data from motivated members of the public.

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-- In total, VeriSign processed approximately $12 billion in online sales
between November 1 and December 31, compared to $6.
-- Six percent of holiday e-commerce transactions were deemed too risky to
complete.6 percent), Korea (2.5 percent) and the U.

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-- The number of active VeriSign SSL certificates worldwide increased ,
with more than 15 percent growth in 2004 over 2003.
The complete briefing is available online at:
http://www.
More information about potential factors that could affect the company 's
business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31 , 2003 and quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q.

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VeriSign Releases Latest Internet Security Intelligence Briefing on Trends in
Internet Usage, Commerce, Fraud, and Security Threats

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.4 percent). "The report shows
that with the right intelligence and control afforded by technologies such as
the VeriSign Secured Seal, SSL certificates and Fraud Protection Services,
businesses and end users can safely take advantage of the Internet's full
potential.verisign.verisign.

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"2. Consumer electronic saw a decrease of
27 percent in transaction volume."
The ISIB draws from comprehensive data gathered through VeriSign's
operation of key Internet intelligence infrastructure, including DNS services,
digital certificates (SSL and PKI), Managed Security Services (MSS), Payment
Services and Fraud Protection Services.

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DoD to create the Open Source Information System - External (OSIS-X ).

Internet Vulnerabilities, Security Events, and Fraud
-- According to the briefing , Romania, Vietnam, and the United States were
the top source countries for total volume of e-commerce fraud over the
2004 holiday period; Belarus, Slovenia, and Vietnam were the top
countries for internal percentage of fraudulent transactions(1).S.com top-level domain grew over 25 percent and the .

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-- Game stores saw the largest jump in transaction volume at 96 percent
growth, followed by gift shops at 89 percent, charities at 79 percent,
and digital music at 59 percent.
-- During the period October 2004 to January 2005, the United States
remained the top source country for security events generated with an
overwhelming 79 percent, followed by Canada (5.

Internet Traffic and Usage
-- Domain Name System (DNS) queries in Q4 2004 fluctuated between 380 and
400 billion queries per month, an astonishing 80 billion queries higher
than December 2003. operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable
businesses and individuals to find, connect, secure, and transact across
today's complex , global networks.

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-- The number of email-based queries continues to track to all DNS queries
evenly, at approximately 13 percent, which is in line with the
14 percent reported in Q4 2003, but is much lower than the
19-24 percent range reported in Q3 2004.

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Mr . For brick and mortar merchants, "Black
Friday" still remains the biggest shopping day of the year.

About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc.com.

(1) The top-10-countries-of -origin ranking is derived from sorting
fraudulent transactions processed by the VeriSign Fraud Protection Services
during Q4 2004.

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-- During the period October 2004 to January 2005, there continued a
dramatic increase in the number of verifications of secure sites,
reaching well above 9 million verifications per day in Q4 2004.

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-- Average purchase price per transaction decreased approximately
3 percent to $146.

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Salient highlights from the new briefing include:

E-Commerce Growth and Trends
-- Internet commerce grew dramatically during the holiday season in 2004
with e-commerce dollar volume rising 88 percent as compared to the same
period in 2003, and transaction volume growing by 39 percent
year-over-year." During Q4 2004, VeriSign counted more than 680 ,000 "MS-SQL version
overflow" attempts and over 375,000 "MS-PCT Client Hello overflow" attempts.

Additional news and information about the
company is available at http://www.
These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's
actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such
forward-looking statements.

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"Colin Gray, author of 'Modern Strategy ,' teaches us that time is the one
thing that can not be bought nor replaced.
(Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services
for the Internet and telecommunications networks , today released the fifth
edition of the VeriSign Internet Security Intelligence Briefing (ISIB) . (2. The
continued growth indicates strong demand among Web site operators for
the use of the VeriSign Secured(TM) Seal, and the increasing propensity
of online shoppers to conduct transactions only with secured Web sites.

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"Here are seven specific things that DNI John Negroponte could do to make
a difference in 100 days:

"1. The
new edition highlights Internet commerce and fraud trends during the 2004
holiday season, security threats and vulnerability metrics with a spotlight on
the shifting locations of capture sites used in phishing attacks, as well as
details on the rapid growth of Internet usage and security prevention
technologies. These include increased customer
confidence in shopping online, growing broadband/high speed Internet access
penetration across the United States, availability of more inexpensive goods
on the Internet, and an increasing number of rural consumers shopping online
for goods they cannot buy locally.

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Additionally, the briefing concludes that there are many factors
contributing to the continued strong growth in e-commerce and the dramatic
increases during the holiday season. The country of origin is determined by IP Address used in the
payment transaction.

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-- The Monday after Thanksgiving proved to be peak shopping day for
Internet merchants, replacing "Black Friday" as the highest volume
e-commerce day of the year.com/Resources/Intelligence_and_Control_Services_White_Pape
rs/page_005574.

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"3 . Get real on information technology., VeriSign, Inc. This increase is due to
better efforts at shutting down capture sites in the U.7 percent), Taiwan
(2.net
top-level domain grew over 20 percent, showing continued demand and
usage of these domains.
The purpose of this briefing is to provide a deeper understanding of
evolving trends in Internet usage, security and fraud to the Internet
community and to enterprise technology managers.

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-- In 2004, the . The potential risks and uncertainties include,
among others; the ability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new
services and customer acceptance of any new services, the risk that VeriSign's
announced strategic relationships may not result in additional products,
services, customers and revenues; increased competition and pricing pressures.

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-- During the period October 2004 to January 2005, 58 percent of phishing
capture sites were located outside of the United States, up from
37 percent reported for the first half of 2004. The briefing details individual security threats, and notes that the
majority of the security events are still being generated by worm propagation
attempts, such as "MS-SQL version overflow" and "MS-PCT Client Hello
overflow .

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WASHINGTON, OSS CEO Robert David Steele Vivas,
former spy and author-speaker on intelligence reform, has posted a web
commentary suggesting seven specific things that DNI John Negroponte could do
to save America and show results within 100 days."
The daily briefing from GOVEXEC. Steele
comments: "News flash: this is industrial-era thinking. We earnestly support the DNI and want to see him succeed.

Internet Commerce Grows 88 Percent by Dollar Volume and 39 Percent by Transaction Volume: Fraud Remains a Concern

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Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the
forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.